Gyōson

Japanese Tendai monk and waka poet
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Gyōson
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1055
Date of death
March 21, 1135
Country of citizenship
Japan[8]
Position held
Tendai-zasu (1123–present)[9]
Religion or worldview
Tendai[10]
Mother
Fujiwara no Yoshiyori's daughter[7]
Citizenship
Japan
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[15]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Name in kana
ぎょうそん[17]
Name in native language
行尊[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gyoson en Gyōson en Gyouson en Prelate Gyoson es Gyoson es Gyouson fr Gyoson fr Gyouson ja 前大僧正行尊 ja 大僧正行尊 ja 平等院大僧正 ja 行尊 ko 교손 nl Gyoson nl Gyouson
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
20946509
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78066598
FAST ID
26622
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120z1fd3
Japan Search name ID
行尊
NDL Authority ID
00623055
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGVHwBTwqJrcmHm6FdwC

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Summary

Gyōson was born in 1055[1]. He died on March 21, 1135[2]. He worked as a waka poet[3], Buddhist monk[4], and yamabushi[5].

Body

Education

Studied under Myōson[12], a Buddhist monk[18], 0971–1063[19]; Raigō[13], a Buddhist monk[20], 1002–1084[21], of Japan[22]; and Kakuen[14], a Buddhist monk[23], 1031–1098[24].

FAQs

Who were Gyōson's parents?

Gyōson's father was Minamoto no Motohira[6]. Gyōson's mother was Fujiwara no Yoshiyori's daughter[7].

What did Gyōson do for work?

Gyōson worked as waka poet[3], Buddhist monk[4], and yamabushi[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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